King Tiger

[mbthejester]

Hi All,

Latest project started few days ago, not a massive WIP, build is simple ish, just adding a few aftermarket bits, Aber cleaning rods, Panzerart barrel when it arrived, R model tracks, have 3d tools but the brackets I have for shovel and axe head are not good enough, tools and clamps by mig. 
 

Will be Richard Freiherr Von-Rosen machine nr 300 Paderborn Sept 44. 
 

Read his book - very interesting read finished a General in 1982. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hoping the rest comes up as good as the wheels, just cannot see if sprocket and idler were cam from the video clip. 
 

Cheers All

Mark

[edjbartos]

good start, the wheels are very nicely painted...

 

Ed

[Yg Models]

nice wheels

[Hamden]

 

Room for one more?

Great start Mark at this rate will be finished by the weekend!(NOT saying which weekend though)

 

           Roger

[Stef N.]

I'll be lurking along too. Love a KT. All the best Mark. 👍👍

[Andy H]

Yep, those wheels are very nice - as is the zim'. Good start! 😎👍

[Retired Bob]

Nice looking King Tiger. 

[mbthejester]

17 hours ago, edjbartos said:

good start, the wheels are very nicely painted...

 

Ed

Cheers Ed, freehand just went for it basically, hull today will see what we get 

 

Cheers

Mark

4 hours ago, Yg Models said:

nice wheels

Thank you 😀

Cheers

Mark

[mbthejester]

2 hours ago, Stef N. said:

I'll be lurking along too. Love a KT. All the best Mark. 👍👍

Cheers Stef 

Thanks Kindly mate 

 

cheers

Mark

3 hours ago, Hamden said:

 

Room for one more?

Great start Mark at this rate will be finished by the weekend!(NOT saying which weekend though)

 

           Roger

Many Thanks Roger,Join away sir  a weekend sometime lol 😂 

 

Cheers

Mark

 

[mbthejester]

2 hours ago, Andy H said:

Yep, those wheels are very nice - as is the zim'. Good start! 😎👍

Many Thanks Andy, zim was very brittle, problem area was the MG mantlet, just fell apart, may try some filler to create that part 🤔

 

Cheers

Mark

[mbthejester]

1 hour ago, Retired Bob said:

Nice looking King Tiger. 

Thanks Bob, much appreciated. 
 

cheers

Mark

[FrancisGL]

Hi mbthejester,

A good start, although it is already very advanced.
Good job with the wheels, a good base to work on them.
The Zimm, are they MENG stickers? In my last MENG KT kit that I made, although it was with the other turret, I also used that, although in my case they were from TAMIYA, even so, it could fit well.

Cheers

Francis.👍

[mbthejester]

Thanks Francis, went together very easily and quickly, yes Mengs own Zim, Def model that came with my Elephant were much better to use 👍

 

Cheers

Mark

[mbthejester]

Arrgghhhh Nooooooo

Disaster strikes

Thought I would try AK elastic masking stuff,

wish I went freehand, And it pulled big bits of the Zim off, absolutely gutted 😞 

Can anyone suggest fixes please ? Before the bin calls 😞

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers Everyone 

 

Mark

[Hamden]

 

Sorry to see what happened to your zim Mark but a lot of period pictures show vehicles with bits missing of zim, just paint the affected areas primer colour.

Don't bin it just for that!

 

              Roger

[Bullbasket]

Blimey! We've got more Tigers on here than London Zoo.

Now as you know, almost anything with a black cross on it is not to my taste, but.......didn't this Zimmerit stuff come away from the body of the tank? Can't you just make the bits where it's come away look as though it's been chipped?

Anyway, apart from that Mark, it's looking really good.

 

John.

[echen]

I'd refit random smaller sections of zim in the gaps to replicate the above mentioned damaged Zim. You could lose the straight edge on the front armour with smaller patches.

Your Tigger looks great btw.

Here's one I prepared earlier with damaged zim. Not on a par with yours but........

 

 

Edited June 18, 2024 by echen

[Nigeyboy]

I have a KT on the bench so will be following this! Zimmerit seems to be a dark art!!

[mbthejester]

1 hour ago, Hamden said:

 

Sorry to see what happened to your zim Mark but a lot of period pictures show vehicles with bits missing of zim, just paint the affected areas primer colour.

Don't bin it just for that!

 

              Roger

Many thanks Roger, will have to try to repair it a bit somehow as the wagon I am building was in great condition and pretty clean, video of it taking a parade at Paderborn Sept 44

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1080423565321283?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V
 

also noticed I I think it has transport tracks on too. 
 

Cheers

Mark

 

[mbthejester]

1 hour ago, Bullbasket said:

Blimey! We've got more Tigers on here than London Zoo.

Now as you know, almost anything with a black cross on it is not to my taste, but.......didn't this Zimmerit stuff come away from the body of the tank? Can't you just make the bits where it's come away look as though it's been chipped?

Anyway, apart from that Mark, it's looking really good.

 

John.

Thanks John, truly appreciated 👍spot on it got battered, I believe even concentrated small arms could damage it. 
 

Cheers

Mark
 

 

[mbthejester]

1 hour ago, echen said:

I'd refit random smaller sections of zim in the gaps to replicate the above mentioned damaged Zim. You could lose the straight edge on the front armour with smaller patches.

Your Tigger looks great btw.

Here's one I prepared earlier with damaged zim. Not on a par with yours but........

https://1drv.ms/i/s!Al0mmI5CSk41qCpcSM8trdHnYcZp?embed=1&width=660

That maybe the only way, have to get another set of the stuff, like your Tiger too, one of the more complicated schemes by the look, good job on that buddy 👍😀

 

Cheers

Mark

[mbthejester]

1 hour ago, Nigeyboy said:

I have a KT on the bench so will be following this! Zimmerit seems to be a dark art!!

 Cheers Nige, depending on the zim you are using all I will say from yesterday is do not mask it with anything. 
 

Cheers

Mark

[Nigeyboy]

I'm still relearning the hobby Mark - I was away for 30 years!! I think DIY Zim is a few builds away yet!!

[echen]

30 minutes ago, Nigeyboy said:

I think DIY Zim is a few builds away yet!!

Same for me......

[mbthejester]

29 minutes ago, Nigeyboy said:

I'm still relearning the hobby Mark - I was away for 30 years!! I think DIY Zim is a few builds away yet!!

Same as you Nige, only got back into the hobby due to lockdown similar time out to you, kits have moved on massively in quality etc 👍😀😀

Cheers

Mark